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Angela Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Jacksonville, briefs emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. Enyedi outlined the simulated drought and wildfire conditions used to test regional coordination and emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Angela Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Jacksonville, briefs emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. Enyedi outlined the simulated drought and wildfire conditions used to test regional coordination and emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Howard Wanamaker, Clay County manager, welcomes emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies to a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination during escalating drought and wildfire conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Howard Wanamaker, Clay County manager, welcomes emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies to a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination during escalating drought and wildfire conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Squad Aiming Laser is an ultra-compact, all-digital, multi-function laser system. It provides both visible and near-infrared (NIR) aiming pointers and illumination, allowing Marines to locate, identify, and engage targets in the most contentious environments and harshest conditions.

Squad Aiming Laser is an ultra-compact, all-digital, multi-function laser system. It provides both visible and near-infrared (NIR) aiming pointers and illumination, allowing Marines to locate, identify, and engage targets in the most contentious environments and harshest conditions.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Squad Aiming Laser is an ultra-compact, all-digital, multi-function laser system. It provides both visible and near-infrared (NIR) aiming pointers and illumination, allowing Marines to locate, identify, and engage targets in the most contentious environments and harshest conditions.

Squad Aiming Laser is an ultra-compact, all-digital, multi-function laser system. It provides both visible and near-infrared (NIR) aiming pointers and illumination, allowing Marines to locate, identify, and engage targets in the most contentious environments and harshest conditions.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Green, a New York native and a grenadier with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches a RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft during a company-level urban assault during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2026. SLTE is a premier training event that ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multi-domain fight.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Avilaramirez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Green, a New York native and a grenadier with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches a RQ-20B Puma small unmanned aircraft during a company-level urban assault during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 30, 2026. SLTE is a premier training event that ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multi-domain fight.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel Avilaramirez)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Avilaramirez

Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrates 20 years of history.

Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrates 20 years of history.

Photo by Sgt. Victoria Hutt

A video production showcasing the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, created in Arlington, Virginia, July 31, 2026. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel)

A video production showcasing the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, created in Arlington, Virginia, July 31, 2026. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elijua Guel

Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, right, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Ju Il-Seok, 37th commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, ride in a parade car during a tour of ROK Marine Corps headquarters in Hwaseong, South Korea, July 24, 2026. Watson toured the base to discuss bilateral training operations as a part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2. The Korean Marine Exchange Program is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea–U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)

Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, right, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Ju Il-Seok, 37th commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, ride in a parade car during a tour of ROK Marine Corps headquarters in Hwaseong, South Korea, July 24, 2026. Watson toured the base to discuss bilateral training operations as a part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2. The Korean Marine Exchange Program is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea–U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson

Marines fire a 155 mm round from an M777A2 howitzer during a service-level training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 25, 2026. The training event ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multidomain fight.

Marines fire a 155 mm round from an M777A2 howitzer during a service-level training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 25, 2026. The training event ensures the Marine Corps remains a highly lethal, adaptable force capable of dominating the future multidomain fight.

Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emilio Murphy

Lt. Gen. William Swan, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, delivers the keynote speech during the MV‑22B Osprey Program of Record ceremony at Bell Helicopter’s Amarillo, Texas, facility, July 28, 2026. The event marked a major milestone for the MV‑22B program and highlighted continued collaboration between the Navy, Marine Corps, and industry partners.

Lt. Gen. William Swan, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, delivers the keynote speech during the MV‑22B Osprey Program of Record ceremony at Bell Helicopter’s Amarillo, Texas, facility, July 28, 2026. The event marked a major milestone for the MV‑22B program and highlighted continued collaboration between the Navy, Marine Corps, and industry partners.

Photo by Neil Lobeda

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Angel R. Avalos, a combat graphics specialist with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Angel R. Avalos, a combat graphics specialist with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Kaden Keele, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense officer with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, supervises pugil stick training during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Kaden Keele, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense officer with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, supervises pugil stick training during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa, a combat photographer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa, a combat photographer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, practices clearing a room during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, practices clearing a room during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 9, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Cochola, a Communication and Strategy Operations Chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, adjusts a rifle combat optic during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Cochola, a Communication and Strategy Operations Chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, adjusts a rifle combat optic during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, shoots an M4 carbine during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kylee Disanto, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, shoots an M4 carbine during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 7, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, climbs a rope on an obstacle course during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett, a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Tampa, Florida, climbs a rope on an obstacle course during a Communication Strategy and Operations field training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 6, 2026. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing quick decision-making skills and tactical proficiency through high pressure environments to provide commanders with more capable COMMSTRAT forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, right, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Ju Il-Seok, 37th commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, ride in a parade car during a tour of ROK Marine Corps headquarters in Hwaseong, South Korea, July 24, 2026. Watson toured the base to discuss bilateral training operations as a part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2. The Korean Marine Exchange Program is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea–U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)

Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, right, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Ju Il-Seok, 37th commandant of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, ride in a parade car during a tour of ROK Marine Corps headquarters in Hwaseong, South Korea, July 24, 2026. Watson toured the base to discuss bilateral training operations as a part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2. The Korean Marine Exchange Program is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea–U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson

Amphibious Combat Vehicles with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, from Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), arrive at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, July 23, 2026. Forward deployed to Okinawa, the 31st MEU serves as a flexible, sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Together they routinely operate with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific, remaining a global force ready to respond to crises anywhere in the world. Rushmore assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 / Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, ESG 7 / CTF-76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. U.S. Navy 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Cledera)

Amphibious Combat Vehicles with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, from Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), arrive at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, July 23, 2026. Forward deployed to Okinawa, the 31st MEU serves as a flexible, sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Together they routinely operate with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific, remaining a global force ready to respond to crises anywhere in the world. Rushmore assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 / Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, ESG 7 / CTF-76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. U.S. Navy 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Cledera)

Photo by Cpl. Justin Cledera